Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place August 4 and August 6. The final was won by Swede Henry Eriksson.Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time.
Results
Round 1
Heat 1
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
| 1 | | Lennart Strand | 3:54.2 |
| 2 | | Erik Jørgensen | 3:54.2 |
| 3 | | Don Gehrmann | 3:54.8 |
| 4 | | Frits de Ruijter | 3:55.2 |
| 5 | | Olavi Luoto | 3:58.0 |
| 6 | | Henri Klein | 3:59.8 |
| 7 | | Cahit Önel | 4:00.0 |
| 8 | | John Joe Barry | 4:00.5 |
| 9 | | Cliff Salmond | 4:16.2 |
| - | | Antero Mongrut | Also competed |
Heat 2
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
| 1 | | Willem Slijkhuis | 3:52.4 |
| 2 | | Václav Čevona | 3:53.0 |
| 3 | | Denis Johansson | 3:54.0 |
| 4 | | Jack Hutchins | 3:54.4 |
| 5 | | Doug Wilson | 3:54.8 |
| 6 | | Clem Eischen | 4:00.2 |
| 7 | | Vasilios Mavroidis | |
| 8 | | Juan Adarraga | 4:03.7 |
| - | | Wilfred Tull | Also competed |
Heat 3
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
| 1 | | Henry Eriksson | 3:53.8 |
| 2 | | Bill Nankeville | 3:55.8 |
| 3 | | Josy Barthel | 3:56.4 |
| 4 | | Jean Vernier | 3:57.6 |
| 5 | | Melchor Palmeiro | 4:01.6 |
| 6 | | Óskar Jónsson | 4:03.2 |
| 7 | | Riza Maksut İşman | |
| - | | Bill Parnell | DNF |
Heat 4
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
| 1 | | Gösta Bergkvist | 3:51.8 |
| 2 | | Marcel Hansenne | 3:52.8 |
| 3 | | Sándor Garay | 3:53.0 |
| 4 | | Roland Sink | 3:53.2 |
| 5 | | Kaare Vefling | 3:54.6 |
| 6 | | Richard Morris | 3:55.8 |
| 7 | | Ingvard Nielsen | 4:01.7 |
| 8 | | Karl-Heinz Hubler | 4:03.0 |
| 9 | | Lee Yun-seok | |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Henry Eriksson | | 3:49.8 | |
| Lennart Strand | | 3:50.4 | |
| Willem Slijkhuis | | 3:50.4 | |
| 4 | Václav Čevona | | 3:51.2 | |
| 5 | Gösta Bergkvist | | 3:52.2 | |
| 6 | Bill Nankeville | | 3:52.6 | |
| 7 | Don Gehrmann | | 3:54.4 | |
| 8 | Erik Jørgensen | | 3:54.5 | |
| 9 | Sándor Garay | | 3:56.1 | |
| 10 | Josy Barthel | | 3:56.9 | |
| 11 | Denis Johansson | | | |
| 12 | Marcel Hansenne | | 4:02.0 | |
